Sentence examples for public official position from inspiring English sources

Tripodi was also found to have engaged in corrupt conduct by not disclosing to the cabinet his awareness of Obeid's connections to the cafes, and Dunn for using his public official position to bring about a change in Maritime's Commercial lease policy in order to benefit Obeid.

The commission found that Mr Dunn engaged in corrupt conduct in 2007 by using his public official position to benefit Mr Obeid and the Obeid family by effectively bringing about a change to the Commercial Lease Policy to allow for direct negotiations with existing Circular Quay leaseholders, knowing that the Obeid family's financial interests would benefit from the change in policy.

"He signed an official apology to the general public; this is the official position.

"Nigeria is neither America where a public official in Etteh's position would have resigned out of decency; Japan where she would have committed suicide for shame," wrote Rotimi Fasan in a column this month in Vanguard, a national newspaper.

Her words and actions reveal that she has confused her role as political advocate with her position as public official.

But this, said Mr. Abraham, "is the the most defiant position a public official has taken since the days of Orville Faubus".

Officials have come and gone, some leaving memorable impressions for the wrong reasons: many relatives were upset when the minister of education sat on a posh chair and ate in their midst in the gymnasium; a public official was relieved of his position after suggesting a photo op in front of a list of passenger names.

A public official aiming to reach the position of vice-minister has to be promoted from senior member to deputy section chief, section chief, division chief, deputy division chief, division chief, deputy bureau chief, bureau chief and vice-minister.

In Dixson v. United States (1984), the Court held that, under the federal bribery and gratuity statute, the definition of a "public official" includes anyone in a "position of public trust with official federal responsibilities," including for example the employees of a non-profit that administers a federal block housing grant.

"There can be no justification for a public official being allowed to benefit from their official position in this way.

The official position of most public health bodies in the UK is that stopping the nicotine habit is the way to go.